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i droped it after ep1 it seemed a weird series for me, i might give it another go when its finished

It is the only episode like that, everything else is normal
If you have watched and enjoyed K-ON then there is high chance that you will likeit too. But it needs time, for me it became good after episode 8.

The show is based on the game where you are playing for Producer as far as I know so first episode was probably made game style

Well Haruka being sort of the main protagonist since the first game, it isn't strange that the last story arc in the Anime will shift focus on her, but...
Poor Haruka she really needs a big big hug and a pat in the head. She's been the support, the glue and source of optimism for the rest of the cast so far in the series. And in the last few episodes all the work, events that have happened and lack of time together have chipped her resolve little by little. Add that Namasukka, the only time/program where most if not all of them interact on a regular basis, is being cancelled; Miki's comment during the Musical practice session and Broducer's accident...
Haruka!! (o・_・)ノ"(ノ_<。)

Spoiler for On lighter notes about EP23:

Lol, who's idea was to make a program around taking a stroll with Azusa! No need for script, just let Azusa's wanderlost (typo/pun intended) lead the way!

And meanwhile on Namasukka! on Chihaya's absence a little flat board stand-in is the perfect substitute for her.

"I'll show you that a superior mobile suit has its limits when it goes up against a superior pilot!" - Char Aznable, The Red Comet"Come on! I don't feel like losing!" - Johnny Ridden, The Crimson Lightning"Hatred is the root of all war! That's common sense, boy!" - Anavel Gato, The Nightmare of Solomon

What the shit did I just see?! Are you kidding?! NOOOOOOO!!!!Gave up and loosely translated the raw instead, so overview link later.

Spoiler for Episode 23:

Poor, poor Haruka. All she's done is act helpful but there are limits to what a young girl has to deal with.

Didn't really see Miki's intrusions as a conflict between the two, but yeah, she seriously needs to learn when to not shove her way in. Haruka had her head down and was at the point of crying when Miki just jumps in and does her thing. Feeling so bad for Haruka.

Of course, the shocker moment. I'm going to ignore the fact that the idiots on stage ignored the safety regulations for lowering the stage like that, but Producer did exactly the right thing in that situation. Had he not pushed Haruka away, they might have both fallen in. That sound he made upon landing is just sickening, and I just don't know what to think right now- I'm literally shaking.

Wow, this ep alone was easily more depressing than the entirety of the Chihaya arc. But I suppose this was intentional since we are nearing the home stretch, after all. Chihaya's definitely going to be the one who pulls Haruka out of her current funk, and so long as A-1 doesn't overplay the drama like they did with AnoHana's finale, it'll be quite the touching scene.

As for Miki's intrusion, it was impolite but understandable. She views Haruka as a legitimate rival, so she can't give her even the tiniest window of opportunity to be close to Producer (and honestly, it seemed as if Haruka was about to confess before Miki interrupted). I can only imagine things will get uglier between the two next ep after this incident.

Someone should make an AMV of the ending to this episode with the AnoHana ED, if it hasn't been done already. That would be gold

Good God! This episode was depressing. You can't help but feel bad for Haruka. She tries to keep a positive attitude but with her friends unable join her for their New Year's show she slowly gets depress to the point she can't genuinely smile.

Summary: There's this chou-positive protagonist in a rising arena team who holds her ragtag group together with her limitless optimism. I created her as a big NO YOU! to all the grimdark flying around these days. While Haruka was not the inspiration, her character had influenced the depiction of this fandom character.

Anyway, a couple days ago, the guys in that fanfic thread wanted me to make a xmas fic. So I decided to write about when the arena team's own success comes back to haunt her, in that everyone is all over the world and not going to make it for their Christmas party.

And then I decided to get her instructor shot down for a good measure.

Guess what happened the next day, when I woke up and opened this thread?

Come to think of it, the overall feeling of this episode is similar to Episode 20, but tremendously more depressing than the latter. Granted Chihaya's problem was solved with the help of everyone, Haruka is a different story. In particular, she doesn't really have anything that particularly stands out of her since she is just a normal girl. What makes it more depressing is that she is losing her edge she had in the past and now falling behind of everyone behind her. To add insult to injury, the girls' busy schedule makes it impossible for them to practice along with the cancellation of the variety show because it took too much attention away from other shows.

Of course, Producer taking the fall into the lift was the biggest wham moment in the whole series, even more so than in Episode 19... It's disheartening to see her crying so hard afterwards. Just hope that she gets better and someone helps her. But I guess it's another long week until we find out what exactly happens afterwards

Senseless drama added for higher ratings / more viewers
Btw do you know why the producer isn't on this pic? http://www.hotimg.com/image/YBu4PvG
that's right, he was in the hospital due to an injury and couldn't make it in the for the shoot
i'm kidding, he's dead

...Haruka should've understand that things won't stay the same....Well, I kinda understand how she felt, but she should keep up with how things changed and look forward on what kind of future it will hold. Having something different for the future doesn't mean that it will be worse than the past. Heck, it might even be more better than the past

After watching the episode myself, I must say that Haruka...is not really at fault She's just trying to act strong in her own way even though her shell got broken later in the end. What's to blame is those people in stage management who the heck opened that hole during recess!?

What I like about this episode are relation BGM, little match BGM and the ending BGM. Nice choice of songs for this episode's atmosphere. Also Mikimiki being awesome as she's always been ;_; It's a good thing that she didn't try to hold back and is trying her best to get the lead role for her honey. Though one might argue that it's cruel of her to do that because Haruka is at that state I think it's not that she didn't realize (or at least, she understand a bit) about Haruka's circumstances..Its just that she has things that she needs to achieve (in this case, getting the lead role) and she prioritized that first than the other (in this case, caring about Haruka). Maybe she believes that Haruka can overcome it and that's why she can focus on getting the lead role.

....or maybe not. I guess we shall see how it will develop next week.

....also, I think I'll stick with Haruka's avatar for another week She needs more moral support ;_;